Everards Original
Everards Brewery Ltd.

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From:
Everards Brewery Ltd.
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
Ranked #77
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
85
Ranked #21,585
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 9.54%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
15
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 08, 2023
Added:
Oct 05, 2004
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Ratings by Hoppsbabo:
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Rated by Hoppsbabo from England

4.05/5  rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A: Dark straw copper.
S: Gingery.
T: Gingery, slightly woody. Has a creamy flavour.
O: Very sound. Can't think of anything more to say about it.
Feb 13, 2015
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Reviewed by Offa from California

4.22/5  rDev +15%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle from brewery.

Red copper with small off white head
Aroma sweet malt and fruitcake. Taste spicy sweet. Rich fruits with zesty mild spicy bitterness leaving it a touch on the sweeter side. Fruity. Full bodied. Very nice.
Jan 08, 2023
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.48/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
500 ml can, from Dagli’brugsen Skødstrup, Denmark. ABV is 4.7%. Amber to copper colour, large off-white head. Moderate but nice fruity aroma, also notes of toffee. The flavour is fruity, with some caramel and decent hops in the background. Much better than I feared.
Apr 19, 2021
 
Rated: 3.81 by FCox143 from England

Nov 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.32 by vinicole from England

Dec 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by chucklechops from England

Feb 27, 2014
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottled and sadly clear glass however it wasn't skunked and good job this is a decent English bitter
Pours a light brown body with decent enough white head
Feb 22, 2014
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Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England

3.42/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A 500ml bottle with a BB of Sept 2013. Picked up a little while back from B&M.

Poured into a straight pint glass. A deep coppery-reddish colour; crystal clear with medium carbonation. Forms a decent head of frothy white foam that lasts for a couple of minutes before reducing to a thin surface layer. Slight lacing. Aroma of sweet, biscuity malt with hints of grain, mild barley sugar, fruity ale yeast and subtle stewed hops. Perfectly traditional.

Tastes of sweet, grainy malt with a dry finish. Notes of grain, biscuits, caramel, barley sugar, fruity ale yeast, mild stewed hops and just a hint of alcohol. A twinge of cardboard in the background followed by a restrained bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with decent carbonation but a vaguely insubstantial body. Slightly astringent, accompanied by an aftertaste of grainy caramel malt and stewed leaves.

Alright, though not terribly exciting. Looks OK, but the clarity suggests that all the goodness and depth have been filtered out. The aroma and flavour are satisfying but rather run-of-the-mill. So-so body; a bit lacking in substance. A solid brew with a classic flavour profile, but it doesn't do much for me. Probably better on cask. No need to track this one down.
Oct 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by pkenkman from Estonia

Apr 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by simonlopa from England

Mar 21, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by aztraz from Sweden

Sep 29, 2012
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Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
5th Sep 2012 and I’m in The Fighting Cocks, Oakengates: the only pub owned by the Ironbridge Brewery. Everards were involved with setting up this joint venture; hence their beers are always available in this pub. I had a hand-pulled pint in a straight UK sleeve glass.

Amber bodied; with an off-white head.

The nose and taste was a good mix of flavours: hoppy and malty at the same time, fruity hops, nutty malts with a semi-sweet start and a mildly-bitter finish, both to the smell and taste.

I’d forgotten how good this was: not had a pint of this for years, I’ll try and rectify that a lttle more often now I’ve re-visited it.
Sep 11, 2012
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Reviewed by bark from Sweden

3.61/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The liquid is clear, the colour is amber. The loq head is white and very airy.

The smell is light with some herbs and a light sourish note. Hints of crisps and fruit essences.

The taste is malty. Tart hints in the background makes it more refreshing. Notes of dried fruits. Medium strong bitter flavours with some lime (not in an American way, though). Rye bread and prunes. Dry dried exotic fruits in the aftertaste as well as some red berries. The finish is smooth and balanced with some more red berries.

The carbonation is medium strong for a cask ale, the bubbles are medium sized. The liquid is light and a little smooth. After a pint, it becomes a bit rough.

It was served a bit too cold. The fruity flavours were not expected, making it a bit candy-like.
Sep 10, 2012
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Reviewed by wl0307 from England

4.1/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Tasted by half-pint at the Penderel's Oak, a JDW pub nr. Holborn tube station, Central London, during Wetherspoon's beer festival 11-21/05/06. (Awarded Gold Medal at the 2004 Brewing Industry International awards--according to the pump clip.)

A: bright reddish-orange hue, a thin, off-white blanket foam sustains on the top, leaving very tight lacing along the wey; mild carbonation.
S: wow... harmonious on the nose--caramel malts' sweetness approaches hand in hand with hop resins, Challenger hop's orangey fruitiness, plus a spicy touch like traditional Goldings--all interwoven together nicely.
T: a smooth flow of fruity hops settles down to a spicy hoppy "bed"... very light amber-malts develop, helping to keep a subtle balance b/w hop-bitterness & malty edge in the end; increasingly dryish, bitter, lingering finish. Simply thirst-provoking and more-ish.
M&D: soft-textured, med-bodied, vis-a-vis a lingering but delicate bitterness to entertain the palate. This is a good ale with both depth and "quaffability"--really nice.
P.S. From the overall flavour profile, it's more like a Premium Bitter/ESB to me rather than a Brown Ale.
May 26, 2006
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Reviewed by cypressbob from Northern Ireland

3.77/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Cask conditioned at a local festival

Pours with a light brown colour, slightly fizzy head forms, some retention and little lacing

Smell, slight hints of hops (might be goldings), malty presence

Taste, dry and hoppy, slightly floral, bitterness on the finish

A good solid ale
Oct 05, 2004
Everards Original from Everards Brewery Ltd.
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 15 ratings